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Scene in MLT: Kayak Christmas

“Christmas gift?” I asked. “Yep,” said the dad, as his son, Joel, 11, took the green kayak out on its maiden voyage on Lake Ballinger. I said, “He didn’t want a video game for Christmas?” The dad said, “No, he also wanted a tent. It’s a bit cold to try that out today.” As Joel…

Scene in MLT: Community senior center hosts Holiday at the Lake craft fair

Tables featuring locally-made crafts filled the Mountlake Terrace Community Senior Center Saturday afternoon as the center hosted the annual Holiday at the Lake craft fair. The holiday bazaar featured crafts, including knit scarves, jewelry, hats and other items handmade by local artists and entrepreneurs. This year’s event included merchandise from 25 vendors. Prior to the…

Scene nearby: The Bon Marche marches on

The old Bon Marche building (aka, Bon Macy’s, aka, Macy’s) is slowly being demolished at Northgate Mall.. Northgate Mall will be transformed within a couple of years as an NHL training center, and an office/residential complex. — Top photo courtesy Google Maps/Bottom photo by David Carlos

Scene nearby: Annual Turkey Trot 5k draws record crowd, food bank donations

A record number of community members kicked off their Thanksgiving festivities Thursday morning by participating in the Turkey Trot 5k to support the Lynnwood Food Bank. The sixth annual event held at Edmonds Community College drew 199 participants who ran,  jogged or walked around the Lynnwood Municipal Golf Course. Community members of all ages turned…

Snohomish County Sea Hawkers raise funds for Wreaths Across America

Wreaths Across America is the latest fundraiser for the Snohomish County Sea Hawkers — a chapter of the Seattle Seahawks Sea Hawkers Booster Club. Last week the club stood outside the 172nd Street and Highway 99 Walmart to collect donations for the event, which will place wreaths on the graves of veterans at Seattle’s Evergreen…

Scene in Brier: Veterans remembered at Abbey View Memorial Park

As the final resting place for hundreds of veterans, Abbey View Memorial Park in Brier was adorned in red, white and blue over the Veterans’ Day weekend as American flags marked the gravesite of those who had served. The 85-acre site, located on Alaska Road in Brier, is the final burial site of veterans who…

Scene in MLT: Holiday bazaar season kicks off at Mountlake Terrace HS

The Mountlake Terrace High School Holiday Bazaar welcomed more than 70 vendors and excited shoppers to the high school on Saturday. Tables and booths displaying food, crafts and wares were lined up in the school gym and upper floor hallways for the annual event. The event marks the start of a busy local bazaar season….

MLT scenics: Fall has arrived

Photographer David Carlos notes you don’t have to go to the North Cascades Highway to see the fall colors. He captured a few locations around the city that put on a colorful show Sunday.

Just Around the Corner: Belltown P-Patch Community Gardens

Now in its 25th year, the 4,400-square-foot Belltown P-Patch Community Garden is home to roses, nasturtiums, dahlias, tomatoes, artichokes and squash. Some of the vegetable harvests are for private use, while some go to food banks. People have to wait up to two years for a plot to become available so they have the privilege…

Scene in MLT: Boy Scouts volunteer to clean storm drains

Boy Scout Troop 60 spent Saturday volunteering to help Mountlake Terrace City staff clear the city’s storm drains. More than a dozen volunteers spent the morning learning about stormwater runoff and how it affects the environment. The scouts then helped city staff clean the storm drains around the city, including near the Town Center and…